MotoGP British Grand Prix 2015 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Valentino Rossi took the lead at the summit of the MotoGP rider standings as he secured a memorable victory at the British Grand Prix.

The Yamaha man capitalised on poor days for fellow contenders Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez to race to a win at a rainy Silverstone, his fourth of the 2015 season. Ducati riders Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Dovizioso finished in second and third place, respectively, making it an all-Italian podium on Sunday.

BT Sport MotoGP captured Rossi's winning moment, which puts him 12 points clear of Lorenzo:

Here’s a recap of an incident-filled grand prix at an iconic racing venue, the full result and the updated world championship standings.

Pos.	Points	Rider	Nation	Team	Time/Gap
1	25	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46'15.617
2	20	Danilo PETRUCCI	ITA	Octo Pramac Racing	+3.010
3	16	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Ducati Team	+4.117
4	13	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	+5.726
5	11	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+11.132
6	10	Scott REDDING	GBR	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	+25.467
7	9	Bradley SMITH	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	+26.717
8	8	Andrea IANNONE	ITA	Ducati Team	+29.393
9	7	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	+38.815
10	6	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	+41.712
11	5	Maverick VIÑALES	SPA	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR	+44.776
12	4	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Aspar MotoGP Team	+52.489
13	3	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Avintia Racing	+1'11.211
14	2	Mike DI MEGLIO	FRA	Avintia Racing	+1'15.292
15	1	Alex DE ANGELIS	RSM	E-Motion IodaRacing Team	+1'17.863
16		Loris BAZ	FRA	Forward Racing	+1'19.310
17		Eugene LAVERTY	IRL	Aspar MotoGP Team	+1'19.735
18		Claudio CORTI	ITA	Forward Racing	+1'58.086
19		Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	AB Motoracing	1 Lap
Not Classified
		Pol ESPARGARO	SPA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	6 Laps
		Marc MARQUEZ	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	8 Laps
		Stefan BRADL	GER	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	8 Laps
		Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	LCR Honda	16 Laps
		Jack MILLER	AUS	LCR Honda	18 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
		Yonny HERNANDEZ	COL	Octo Pramac Racing

Rossi Keeps his Cool at Silverstone

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The British Grand Prix is one of the most illustrious on the calendar and as we can see here courtesy of BT Sport’s Jake Humphrey, one of the biggest names in show business had made the trip to Silverstone to take in the action:

As the riders went out on their formation lap, the drama began in earnest. All the competitors dived for the pits as the rain tumbled down and as such, the start was red-flagged and subsequently pushed back 20 minutes.

When the action got underway, it was a far from ideal start for the two front-runners, as both Marquez and Lorenzo lost initial ground to Rossi. Lorenzo was struggling for rhythm in the early stages, but Honda’s world champion gradually worked his way back toward the front, nestling into second place behind Rossi.

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Lorenzo was in third but being put under major pressure by Cal Crutchlow and Jack Miller. The Spaniard was handed a massive stroke of fortune however, as the Honda pair conspired to take each other out, per the MotoGP Twitter feed:

Nevertheless, in a scenario similar to Assen earlier in the year, Marquez and Rossi continued to move clear at the front. The former was stalking the legendary Italian with ominous intent, but in a season riddled with rudimentary errors from the double world champion, another was forthcoming.

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With just six laps to go, Marquez lost control of the rear at Turn 1 and crashed, putting him completely out of contention. As we can see here courtesy of BT Sport MotoGP, it was a pretty innocuous incident:

It gave Rossi what looked like an insurmountable lead in the final few laps at Silverstone, but Petrucci clearly sensed a massive opportunity and upped the ante. The Yamaha man’s lead quickly came down over the next few laps and suddenly,his compatriot was all over the back of him with just a couple of laps remaining.

But Rossi drew on every sinew of experience he has to preserve the gap to the rampant Ducati rider. Dovizioso eventually got the better of Lorenzo to take third position and that was the icing on the cake for the Rossi, who will surely fancy his chances of securing a remarkable 10th world title now.

Superbikes legend Carl Fogarty paid tribute to the man affectionately known as “the doctor” in the aftermath of his latest win:

Rossi admitted afterwards he did get a little complacent after Marquez's error. "When I saw Marc I slowed down but in the end this is MotoGP, you can't relax," he said, per crash.net. "I hope that Danilo don't risk too much because it's his first podium. I had to concentrate and rode very smooth. My bike was great and I enjoy very much."

Here's how the rider standings are shaping up after this race:

Pos.	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	236
2	Jorge LORENZO	Yamaha	SPA	224
3	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	159
4	Andrea IANNONE	Ducati	ITA	150
5	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	ITA	120
6	Bradley SMITH	Yamaha	GBR	115
7	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	SPA	102
8	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	ITA	83
9	Pol ESPARGARO	Yamaha	SPA	81
10	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	GBR	74
11	Maverick VIÑALES	Suzuki	SPA	67
12	Aleix ESPARGARO	Suzuki	SPA	60
13	Scott REDDING	Honda	GBR	47
14	Yonny HERNANDEZ	Ducati	COL	41
15	Hector BARBERA	Ducati	SPA	23
16	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Aprilia	SPA	22
17	Loris BAZ	Yamaha Forward	FRA	15
18	Nicky HAYDEN	Honda	USA	12
19	Jack MILLER	Honda	AUS	12
20	Stefan BRADL	Aprilia	GER	11
21	Michele PIRRO	Ducati	ITA	8
22	Eugene LAVERTY	Honda	IRL	7
23	Hiroshi AOYAMA	Honda	JPN	5
24	Mike DI MEGLIO	Ducati	FRA	4

The improved performances of Marquez and Lorenzo have heaped some pressure on Rossi in recent weeks. The Italian has been leading the standings throughout the season, but there were worries from his supporters that he could potentially relinquish the top spot at Silverstone.

But as he’s done so often throughout his storied career, Rossi kept his head while others around him became flustered. Despite some poor qualifying performances, he remains the standout man when it comes to race day and with a trip to San Marino to come, where he was so impressive in victory last season, it’s tough to see Lorenzo immediately reeling him in.